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How to Say ‘Can you pass me the remote, please?’ in Italian

Mi passi il telecomando, per favore?

mee PAHS-see eel teh-leh-koh-MAHN-doh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[mee PAHS-see eel teh-leh-koh-MAHN-doh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Among family and friends, Mi passi...? plus per favore is the normal polite request at home. A stranger at a restaurant table would get Mi passa...? instead.

Phrase Breakdown

Mi passi

mee PAHS-see

Can you pass me

This is an informal request using the 'tu' form of 'passare'. Hold the double 's' a little longer.

Example

Mi passi l'acqua?

Can you pass me the water?

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

passi

[PAHS-see]

you pass

Informal 'you' form of 'passare', to pass or hand over.

Example

Mi passi il sale?

Can you pass me the salt?

il telecomando,

eel teh-leh-koh-MAHN-doh

the remote control,

The stress is on 'MAN': te-le-co-MAN-do. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Il telecomando non funziona.

The remote control doesn't work.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

telecomando

[teh-leh-koh-MAHN-doh]

remote control

Masculine noun for a TV or device remote.

Example

Dov'è il telecomando?

Where is the remote?

per favore?

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please?

This is the standard polite word. The stress is on 'VO': fa-VO-re. Tap the 'r' lightly.

Example

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

please / for

Part of the polite expression per favore, used when requesting something.

Example

Dico «per» favore alla fine della frase.

I say “please” at the end of the sentence.

favore

[fah-VOH-reh]

favor / please

Used with per to make a polite request: please.

Example

Il menù, per favore, grazie.

The menu, please, thank you.

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